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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-18

NAAAN n e~ARN1S ~ AAN A~N AAN 10y
to know what work means?"
Ii | had been then, all was corrected b.
now. During these sever years / hay,
worked hard and lived bard.
Yet there are those who say that oil
Peter Glennie is worth half 3 million o
money.
My golden week of happiness is gone
but, although William is gone, l an
strangely content.
do not regret the step / have taken.
Since the morning after my marriage m!
uncle had been better and quieter. Oh
Mr.. Baines. the lawyer, had been witt
him o full hour that morning, and old Jen
kyDs had been called into the o Il
sign his name TO some document together
with the hired nurse.
He is q miserable old man." she said
10 me the same day. II suppose it is hi:
will we signed. What a grudge he seemi
to have against marriage. He growls con
tinuafly, even in his sleep, about fools
getting married.,
"Ah!" / said, 'he has never married. ,
NO. she laughed. Il should not say
any one was the loser by that, either"
He had called her at this moment, and
I was left alone to oyerhear q conversation
between old Jepkyns and Betty, who, be-
ing both deaf, were talking over the same
matter in the kitchen. .r.
"Ah, well, Betty, it's a hard day for the
farm when Ar. William goes away; and
how'll the old master do wi q new
steward at his tonne Of life, ] wonder?"
He knows what he's about, never you
fear. Do'ee think for a moment as how he
don't know a letting him go is the only
way o. preSsntin' q marriage between he
and Miss Norsh9 Hal Ia, ha"
As hear her cunning old langs at my
expense, I sit hugging my love to my
heart.
Old Betty always owed me a grudge fol
coming to Norlingten farm, although she
had been compelled to show me ordinary
ciyility.
How little she knew we were married
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lsast lhe ahsyd, the scarab and The parchment 10
your kecplae untll such tlmo as we demafl them
hacit again I'LL H.
This letter, az may be imagined, astonished
me considerably, but when came 10 look at
tho manuscript, which the pressure Of other
work prevented me from doing for n fort
night, l was still more nstonished, as think
the reader will be also, and at once made up
my mind to press ON with the matter.
wrote to this effect to Mr.. Holly, but week
aftai'ward received letter from that gentle
mans lawyers, returning my own, with the
information that their client and Mr. Leo
Vincey had already left this country for
Thibet, and they did not at present know
their address.
Well, that is all have to say. or the his
tory itself the reader must judge. | give It
him, with tho exception OF very few altera-
tions, mado with tho object OF concealing the
identity Of the actors from the general pub
lie exactly as it has come to me. Personally
havo made up my mind to refrain from
comments. At first was inclined to believe
that this history Of n woman ON whom,
clothed in the majesty Of her almost endless
years, the shadow of eternity itself lay like
the dark wing of night was some gigantic
allegory Of which could not catch the mean
ing. Then thought that it might be bold
attempt to portray the possible results of i'm
mortality grated on the substance Of a
mortal who yet drew her strength from the
earth, and in whose human bosom passions
yet rose and fell and beat as in the undying
world around her the winds and the tides
rise and fall and beat increasingly. But as
went on abandoned that idea also. To me
the story seems to bear the stamp Of truth
upon It's face. Its explanation must leave
to others; and with this slight preface, which
circumstances make necessary, l introduce
the world to Ayesha and the Caves of Kor.
THE EDITOR
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-05-03

Seventy Miles an Hour.
Missouri Republican,


Probably the fastest time ever made
OH Western railroad was accom-.
plished yesterday morning by the de-
layed "fast mail" A small wreck on
the Pan Handle delayed the fast mail
over five hours, and when Columbus,
o., was reached, preparations for a
special ram TO st. Louis were made,
The run from Columbus to Indianap-
oils was made at lightning speed, and
it was just | 81 o'clock in the morn
ing when the CYAN" line received
the train at indianapolis. Engine
No. A, with Nick Dodson at the
throttle, and Ed. Bundy fireman, was
attached to the train, and it sped on
Westward at rate that made the
hair rise ON the heads of the postal
employees in the cars. Twelve min
utes were consumed by stops at
Greencastle, Terre Haute and Efling-
ham. AT Terre Ilaute engine Al was
/ replaced by lS3-Tom Mannifee, en-
gineer, and Alex. Gordon, fireman.
This engine did even greater work
than lis predecessor, aud arrived in
East ST. Louis at 6:2l a. III. The
whole distance, 23S miles, was made
in four hours and sixteen minutes,
including sixteen additional stops,
but deducting the long stops made at
the points named. The average
speed was about, A. so miles per hour.
The fastest time was made between
aud COllinsville, ILL.,, dis
lance of 1871 miles. l was run in six
teen minutes, speed of 70 miles.
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ssaled hon phosti
The whole thing hanied and puzzled mo 10
such an extent that at last could stand It "a
longer, and determined 10 sleep over IT, Ia
/ jumped up, and having put the keys AMI
the letter that Vincey had left away inta my
dispatch box, and siowed the iron chest IN u
lsrge portmanteau, turned in, and was soon
fast asleep.
As II seemed to me l had only been asleep
for few minutes when was awakened by
somebody calling me | sat up and rubbed
my eyes; II was broad daylight-8 o'cloSk In
fact.
"Why, what is tho matter with you, Johni'
asked of the gyp who waited on Vincey and
myself; "you look as though you had seen a
ghostp
ayes, sir, and so l have" he answered;
'1eastways I've seen corpse, which is worse.
I've been in TO call Mr.. Vincey, as usual, and
there he lies stark and deadi"
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Mexican
Mustang
Lininent
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The Housewife needs it for gcneraifamily uses
The Gambler needs Il for hla teams and hts mon.
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Tho Miner needs 70 In case OF emergency.
The piourcr needs it-can't set along without u.
The Farmer needs Il In hi. housa. his stable.
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Tho Steamboat mRn or the Boafnnn needs
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The Hotso-fanoler noeds It'll 10 his best
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Tho stecik-growcr needs tilt viii save him
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The Railroad man needs II and viii need Il %
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The Daclgwoodsman noedsit There l. moth
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Keep n Bottle Always In the Stable for
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If you are friendly to the KENTUcK-
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CONSUMPTION.

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Liver. Blood, and LUNGS.

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winter Ezposur0 Causes Coughs,

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-03

Dick is hard headed sort of fellow
who scouts everything that cannot be
demonstrated by set rules and figures.
out hnatly he fairly unbsSomed himself,
telling his story before | had even given
hint OF my own mysterious experiences
slept soundly until nearly !
o'clock, he said, with the air Of a man
who expects to be laughed az, and then
| passed into strange trancc-likC
dream. In that dream | saw, as plainly
as ever saw 1t in my life, the interior OF
your bath room, aud seated at the foot
OF the tub, whore the opening door would
have concealed him from any one look.
ing In, saw the man we had last seen
opposite the window where we dined. ]
recognized at once the slouching figure
and the level line of eyebrows he then at.
tempted 10 hide beneath the rim of his
sloJch hat.
"'Thero was no light in the bath.
room, or anywhere about the apartment,
but / had no difficulty in tracing every
line OF Inns face, nor in seeing you sound
asleep IN your bed. My mind at once
became filled with the one idea that YOU
were in danger. In my sleep | called
out TO YOU 10 lock the bathroom door.
and warned you that l could not get
the slouching figure we had seen on the
edge OF the walk out of my mind could
not make you hear. In my alarm even
gave the private signal we use at the
bank | actually awoke TO find myself
sounding it on the head of my bed. and
repeating over and over again the words
/ have told you OF speaking.
Il laughed at myself for a supersti-
tious idiot, and went to sleep again. only
to renew the experiences described -tC
see the slouching figure in the bathroom,
and 10 repeat my cries OF warning and
the private signal. / awoke again. tc
find myself standing by my open window
Il must have raised it in my sleep. for
closed it on retiring), sounding the pri.
vatc signal on the sash and repeating tn,
warning words. How long / should
have renamed there | cannot lay MN
blows on the sash must have loosened
the catch, for the window fell with ,
crash. In moment | heard the CITY
Hall clock strike one.
Il was now thoroughly awake. but
could not drive from my mind the i'm
pressions created by my singular dreams
Perhaps | should have gone TO bed agair
only for the fact that the figure my
dream had shown me in your apartment
was the same ! had warned you against
on parting with you for the night. Ire
solved to dress myself and seek you in
your rooms.
81 was ashamed 10 come TO your door
openly at that time Of night. with no ex
cuso to offer for my presence save such
one aS any old woman would hav,
laughed at, so crcpt up stairs like spy
and listened. saw the flash OF the dark
lantern at the thrc hold. / heard enough
to satisfy me that something was wrong
SO went for the police. '''-- Frank Les
lcs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-03
Catching Gold.

We arc still greatly at sea as regards
the way common colds are induced.
says ''Family Doctor" in the Practical
Farmer. They are caused, / believe, IN
a great many more ways than We have
any idea Of. The words, Catching a
chill, are tome entirely devoid Of mean.
ing Ifby cold VIC mean congested
state Of the mucous membranes that line
the passages through which we breathe.
with discharge Of water therefrom. pain
in eyes and nose, tickling in the throat,
tenderness and rawness Of chest, with
secondary symptoms in the shape of
general feelings Of dulness OF mind and
body, and aching Of limbs, then / say
these symptoms may be produced in
many ways. Direct cold poured upon
the head OF face, as in driving against the
wind, may produce them, so may the
breathing OF damp cold air or even OF
fumes from some melting substances,
etc, that evolve irritating gases. Here
you have your cold produced in a me
chanical way. A cold may be taken
through the feet CT through the BODY. il
either be insuiiicicntIy clad or wet; but
this is not caused By the cold striking
up through or in through thcr, but by
causing depression Of tho nervous system,
and consequent congestion Of the air pas.
slgcs, in those subiec 10 such com.
plant. But cold may also be brought
about 10y Indigestion or arrangement of
the liver, or temporary weakness OF the
heart from any cause. And as for treat.
mont, 10 seems TO me that the less heroic
10 is the better Extra warmth, rest of
The whole system the mildest Of aperi
cnts and abstinence i'm diet will be fonnd
as a rule, cTcctual and slfc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-03
Tie II y ant.

The elephant is n four.footcd 0uadru.
ped, large Tor his Dimensions. In fact.
he Is the greatest beast known To be-
more accurate, he averages about the
size Of an ordinary thrcc-stOry house as
any circus potter will show His skin
is wrinklcd TO allow for contraction by
the cold, and is 80 thirk that lO.inch
gun makes no impression on IT, I'm hi.
native country 1t is sawn up into p'anks
and used Co. constu bridges. The most
wonderful thing about the elephant.
however is his trunk 10 this he has
so close am attachment that he IS never
seen vs. ihout it, and it is the only kind
that utterly dcfes tho baggage smashcr
With 10 he can pick up pin or delay a
railroad train llc is The most sapacious
O an animals and can bc taught TO do
chores build rail fences driving all the
nails. put children 10 bed milk lhc COWS.
and carry trunks other than his own TO
tho station In India. Boo the rainy sea.
SON. hc is employed 90 wa-h windows
and sprinkle the roads by taking up The
water in his trunk Nalo elephants arc
also used to carry and bring letters to
and from the posto1icc. fn captivity
his food consists chiefly OF peanuts and
cookies J,VyU0I of kdu uf,ou.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-03

Number on sale ii3 head OF which 3jj were
from Sou hsrn On % and 1s from Pennsyl-
vanla. Market ru ed fairly active pens
pretty we'll c'o rel az close, but prices were
without quotqb'e change Southern o no
sheep sold at q 80 o. rs, and 10. lambs at
7j D. o. The Penusylvania sheep which
we're common, s)ld no % Sj 20 4 2j.
NOES.
Number on sale 4G3 oil from Chicago aud
Ohio. Market reported scsive and prices 25r
higher than those Of this day week Rstailef
at . % % flgross, according 10 quality and
condition.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-03

General sherman was at the Ebbitt
House o. get -hdvcd, aud when about b.
leave ihc barber room wat accostcd bv
% whitc haired gentleman who begged 90
speak with him Tor % moment General
herman looked 100 him and tried 60 ro-
call his name % think have met YOU
somewhere he said The gentleman
who acco,tcd him then introduced him
self as Captain King, the oldest living
oiiccrot the army VIII entered the scr.
vice in 1878. fourteen years before Gen
e.al sherman cutccd the Military Acad-
cmr o' % cadet Capt in King was in
tic Mexican war, and his "reminiscences
naturally 60 much further back than
those of tho late General commanding
the army. Washington CapWal.
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GEN. GRANTS HABITS.
NWTIIU TT ' WIIIW IWT
Eternal glory shalt thou win.

Editor Dana Gives Some of His OBJ
stryItions on the Subject.
Editor Dana, Of tho Sun who was Assist q.
ant Secretary of War under stanton. makes
a contribution 10 the discussion OF Gen.
Grants's habits IN his paper. Referring to
the recently published letter which Cen.
Rawlins once wrote 10 Con. Giant concerns
ing the latter's drinking habins, Mr.. Dana
s1ysi-a
eve wers alone with Con Grant A. somo
distance from his headquarters near Vioks-
burg when Gen. Rlwlins rod5 up aud deliv-
cred that admir- ,ble communication, II
siege Of VcIs,burs was Progressing with
regularity. No surpri3e from within the
doomed G. ty or from without was 10 be ap,
prehendel, and when Grant started out In
drinking tho fact ooul1 not imp5rlI the sltu-
alton OF thu army or OF
any member OF II excepting himself
After Iu;ting Rawlins' missivs in his pocks,
nc wound up by going on board a steamer
which he had ordered for an excursion up
tho Yaz,o riv,r, AMI getting a, stupidity
drunk ~ the iu nJrs1l nature Of man would
allow; but the nest day ho came out ~ fresh
as n rose, without any trac3 OF Indication Of
the spre he bad passed tirougn. SO 10 was
on two or three other occisi )ns Of tn, sort
we happen 20 know OF. The tim,s were
ch with perfect judgment, aud when IL
was all over no outsider woIll have sus-
pectcd that uch things had been.
We concuds now, az Mr. Lincoln and Mt
stanton conc.udei at the time, that while
this tendency 20 occasional dru1kenneu con-
stitu'ci serious defeit IN GrauCs character,
ID really did not disq11lify him for successful
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-03
AFTERwARD.

heedlessly opened the cage
And suffered my bird to 60 free:
And, though besOught il with tears 20 re-
turn,
IL nevermore came back TO me.
IL nests in the wildwood, and heeds not my
call,
o the bird once at liberty, who can enthralll
l hastily opened my lips,
Aud uttered word Of disdain
That wounded "a friend, and forever estranged
A heart l would die 70 regain.
But the bird once at liberty, who can en-
thralli
And tho word hats once spoken, o who can
recalls
Virginia B. Hdrrisoa, IN Independent